4 Homemade Strawberry Tea Recipes

Seeing a lot of strawberries lately? One of the main reasons we adore strawberries so much is not only because they taste delicious. They are the first summer fruits and bring a light and warm summer feeling much needed after a long winter. Strawberries are the ultimate summer fruit, and an amazingly delicious flavor for hot and iced tea too.

Learn how to make 4 strawberries teas with pure black or green tea, or Simple Strawberry blends.

1.      Hot Strawberry black tea

Simple, hot and refreshing – this tea is easy to make and adds a sweet fruit note to a regular black tea. If needed, add sweetener of your choice.

You will need:

• 1 cup of boiling water
• A handful of strawberries
• 1 teaspoon of honey (optional)
• 1 teaspoon of Hathikuli black tea or Simple Strawberry black tea

Instructions:

1. Bring water to a boil.
2. Wash strawberries and cut off the leaves. Chop them into small pieces, and gently squash.
3. Put strawberries and black tea in a teapot or a mug and add 1 cup of boiling water.
4. Steep for 5-10 minutes.
5. Strain, add sweetener and serve.

2.      Strawberry black tea milk tea

Although many black tea lattes include either pure black or chai tea, flavored tea can be an amazing base for making latte too. This strawberry and cream drink is different from any other latte you have ever tried.

You will need:

• ¼ cup of evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• ½ teaspoon of strawberry powder (optional)
• A handful of strawberries
• 1 teaspoon of black tea– Karakundah, Organic Assam or Grand Keemun – of Simple Strawberry black tea for the best flavor

Instructions

6. Bring water to a boil.
7. Wash strawberries and cut off the leaves. Chop them into small pieces, and gently squash.
8. Put strawberries and black tea in a teapot or a mug and add 1 cup of boiling water.
9. Steep for 10 minutes.
10. Strain the tea into a glass.
11. Add evaporated milk and honey and stir.
12. Optionally, sprinkle strawberry powder on the top.

3.      Strawberry Coconut Cold Brew Tea

Coconut and strawberries? Yes, please! If you had a chance to try out Strawberry Coconut Green tea, you will know why this tea is so delicious. It’s easy to make, will last for hours and doesn’t require and hot water or much effort.

If you want to make preparing this tea as easy as possible, replace coconut and green tea with Strawberry Coconut green tea. You can exclude fresh strawberries too, but adding a bit of fresh fruit into a cold brew is always a good idea.

You will need:

• 2-3 tablespoons of shredded coconut
• A handful of fresh mint leaves or adjust to flavor (optional)
• 1 cup of fresh strawberries
• 2 tablespoons of pure Chunmee green tea
• 1 teaspoon of strawberry syrup (per glass, optional)
• 5 litre of spring water

Instructions:

1. Wash and chop strawberries and cut off the leaves.
2. Put shredded coconut, strawberries, tea leaves and fresh mint into a glass pitcher.
3. Add spring water (room temperature is the best).
4. Cover the pitcher and put it into the fridge for at least 3 hours.
5. When ready, use strainer to pour the tea into a glass. Top up with ice.
6. Add 1 teaspoon of strawberry simple syrup and serve.

Strawberry Coconut green tea

4.      Strawberry Iced Tea

Iced teas don’t need to be complicated to be delicious. This simple recipe includes green tea, fresh strawberries, a sweetener of your choice and a bit of lime juice. You can replace lime juice with lemon juice. The result? A delicious iced tea perfect for summer garden tea parties.

You will need:

• A cup of strawberries
• 2 tablespoons of Chunmee green tea,  Makaibari green tea or Simple Strawberry Green Tea
• 5 cup of cold water
• 1-2 tablespoons of honey or other sweetener
• 1-2 limes
• Ice
• Teapot
• Glass pitcher
• Strawberry juice (optional)

Instructions:

1. Wash and chop strawberries and cut off the leaves.
2. Wash the lime and squeeze the juice.
3. Put strawberries into a teapot and gently squeeze them.
4. Add tea leaves.
5. Bring water to a boil and let it cool down for about 5 minutes.
6. Pour water into a teapot and steep for 5-10 minutes.
7. Strain and add honey.
8. Fill the pitcher with ice and add brewed tea.
9. Add cool water and lime juice and stir.
10. Optionally, you can add concentrated strawberry juice to intensify the strawberry flavor.